CUTE!

 

If the picture above had been used as the background to last night's concert by Belle and Sebastian (at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney) then I wouldn't have batted an eyelid. The whole event was so endearing that smiley faces on T-shirts, sloppy kisses and great, big, warm hugs were in order. Almost everyone seemed to be having a good time except Bobby, the strangely surly long haired bass / guitar / etc player - but he is the rock! Part of the band. Main man Stuart was hopelessly slight and charmed everyone with his accent. Sarah seemed the most uncomfortable on stage but she too had a laugh, took some photos and had a quiet sit down when things got even more laid back. They all shared the same jet-lag joke and we, the audience, tittered along with them. Support band Architecture In Helsinki only added to this evening of adorableness with their own brand of carefully placed tunes and instrumentation. So it was not an evening of high energy (notwithstanding a lackadaisical AC/DC cover) but, as the indie lovebirds in front of me would attest, it was as comfortable as an old pair of boots and as warming as a cup of Prince of Wales in front of a blazing fire...